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Gobius criniger, Cuv. and Val. 12, p. 82 ; Cant. Catal., p. 184; 

 Bleeker Banka., p. 453 ; Richard's Voy. Ereb. and Terror, 

 Ichthy. p. 2, pi. 1, fig. 3-4. 



Taken at Darnley Island. 



70. — Gobius ornatus. 



Gobiu* ornatus, Riipp. Atl. Fische., p. 135, and N. W. Fische, 

 p. 137. 



„ ventralis, Cuv. and Val. 12, p. 113. 



„ interstinctus, Richard's Voy. Ereb. and Terror, Fishes, 

 p. 3, pi. 5, fig. 3-6: Bleek. Natursk. Tydsch. Ned. Ind, 1851, 1, 

 p. 249. 



One specimen, in a very bad condition, from Darnley Island ; 

 we are not by any means certain of its identity. 



71. — Gobius Darnleyensis. 



Plate XII., fig. 1. 



D. 61 A. \ L. lat. 34. 



All the teeth small. The height of the body is one-fifth of the 

 length. The length of the head is the same. The eyes are half 

 the diameter of the orbit apart, and one diameter from the point 

 of the snout. The cleft of the mouth is slightly oblique, and ex- 

 tends to the vertical from the middle of the eye. The tail is long 

 and obtusely pointed. The anal rays are longer than those of the 

 soft dorsal. The pectorals are large and obtusely pointed, with 

 the first few rays filamentose. The scales are much larger 

 towards the tail. Coloration, greenish marbled and spotted with 

 black. The fins and tail are greenish yellow, with their basal 

 portions blackish. The position of the lateral line is marked by 

 a ridge anteriorly, and a depressed line posteriorly. 



This fish was found in considerable abundance in and about 

 dead coral at Darnley Island. The average length is about four 

 inches. 



